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🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump's Iran war could cost Republicans the midterms, and even his supporters are starting to worry. Brandon hosted a fascinating debate between Will Chamberlain and Michael Tracey about Trump's increasingly difficult political position. Will defended Trump's record on immigration, crime and the economy, arguing that Republicans have delivered far more than the polls suggest. Michael wasn't buying it. His argument was that Trump won in 2024 partly by promising to keep America out of new wars. Now Americans are paying higher energy prices while Washington fights Iran. And even Will acknowledged that Republicans underestimated how difficult the Iran conflict would become. Really interesting was their disagreement over Israel. Will believes abandoning a longstanding ally would damage America's credibility. Michael thinks unconditional support for Israel is becoming a genuine electoral liability. They did agree on one uncomfortable point: Republicans created much of their own Epstein controversy by making promises they couldn't deliver. The question hanging over the entire debate was whether voters will judge Trump by what he's accomplished or by the promises they believe he's broken. With the midterms approaching, that distinction could decide who controls Congress. @WeTheBrandon @willchamberlain @mtracey

🇯🇴 King Abdullah vows IRON FIST after church attack in Jordan The king said the shooting at a Greek Orthodox funeral in Karak will be met with the harshest penalties and that bullets cannot split the country. Christians make up only about 2-3% of Jordan’s population, and attacks on churches remain rare in a kingdom that has long sold itself as a stable buffer. A strike on that community tests whether Jordan’s model of managed coexistence still holds under pressure from the wider region. Source: King Abdullah II / Writer: Lucas

🇫🇷 France’s borrowing costs SPIKED harder than almost any week in 36 years The gap between French and German 10-year bonds widened by nearly 30 basis points this week and now sits around 170 points, the highest since the 2011 debt crisis. Investors are dumping French debt while budget gridlock and street unrest continue. France is now paying more to borrow than Italy did during THE WORST of the euro crisis. When a core eurozone country hits these levels, the question now is how far the damage spreads. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Lucas

🇺🇦 INCREDIBLE MOMENT: Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko is rescued from “kill zone" after 491 days TRAPPED. He hid in a hole for months after losing both feet in a Russian attack. Just when hope was nearly gone, his unit flew a drone deep into enemy territory and airlifted him to safety. It’s a war epic even Hollywood couldn't make up. Writer: Bri t.co/Ob1uYWKPks

🇺🇸 The father who took down the Oregon school shooter tells his story for the first time Kaylub Giamanco, a veteran with 2 daughters at Silver Rail Elementary, was driving past when a 16-year-old shot his way into the school last week. He heard children pleading for their lives, then gunfire, and made his choice: “I have to go in. People are going to die.” He crawled in through a shot-out window and found a teacher wrestling the gunman inside the special needs classroom. “He did not know that I was there.” He stepped in and fired, ending an attack that had already killed 3 children and a teacher. HERO. ❤️ Writer: Daniyal t.co/shq8ElUMlg

🇺🇸 Trump was DIRECTLY confronted with what Tom Barrack said in our EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW "Your Ambassador to Turkey just said that 'Absolutely, there could a strike on Iran this weekend.' Have you gone back on holding off until after the midterms?" His response was remarkably short. “If that's the case, I don't know anything about it.” That's one hell of a message to send Tehran. Writer: Oliver t.co/NZQ5zP2JH9

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran is preparing to attack UNDERSEA INTERNET CABLES if the U.S. and Israel RESTART THE WAR That's according to senior Iranian security officials. And the plan reportedly goes beyond simply cutting them. Two officials said that Tehran has detailed plans to damage the cables and could deliberately BLOCK REPAIRS to keep the disruptions going. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has already singled out SEVEN major cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz. These connections support banking, cloud services, international communications and the Gulf's rapidly expanding AI industry. But here's what's interesting. Less than 1% of global internet bandwidth passes through Hormuz, meaning the rest of the world could largely route around the damage. The GULF STATES wouldn't have it so easy. Countries pouring billions into AI data centers and technology infrastructure could suddenly face serious disruptions. And Iran has already demonstrated its willingness to target that infrastructure, with strikes damaging Amazon cloud facilities in March. The apparent calculation is to make another war so expensive for America's Gulf partners and technology companies that they start putting pressure on Trump themselves. Iran isn't just threatening oil shipments anymore, but the entire infrastructure behind the Gulf's digital economy. Source: Reuters / Writers: Daniyal, Oliver

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian Air Force just casually following that Russian Geran drone like they’re both out for a quiet little flight. And even as it keeps firing at the drone, everything somehow looks so peaceful and relaxed over the fields… Until the shots finally bring the little flight to an end. But seriously, who picked this music? 😭 Writer: Daniyal t.co/5T9jzNM4mV

🇪🇺 Europe has a HUGE social and cultural crisis, and calling every reaction “Islamophobia” ignores reality. Housing, wages, and public services are under pressure after years of large-scale illegal migration. Integration failures, parallel communities, and elevated crime rates in some areas aren’t inventions. Rejecting religious hatred doesn’t mean ignoring the problems or their impact. Pretending they don’t exist won’t make them disappear. Writer: Lucas t.co/cB0QNs079I

🇪🇸 Over 400 ILLEGAL migrants reached Spain's El Hierro in a single day! More than 800 boat migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands over the past 48 hours. Three boats with 205, 170 and 41 migrants came to shore today. Canary Islands arrivals SURGED 159% in just two months compared with last year. The island's reception system is buckling. Writer: Bri t.co/4DXFXm5W0p

🇪🇺🇮🇷 Europe opens door for fresh nuclear talks with Iran German FM Johann Wadephul announced that Germany, France and the UK are prepared to sit down for talks with Iranian officials to permanently block their path to a nuclear warhead. Beyond nuclear diplomacy, Wadephul urged stronger defense support for Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Source: The Times of Israel / Writer: Bri

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇸🇦 DAILY NEWS RECAP The Middle East is starting to look like it's bracing for ANOTHER WAR. Embassy personnel are being told to leave, U.S. troops are reportedly pulling back from Gulf bases, and aircraft may be leaving Qatar. Pakistan and Qatar are scrambling to prevent another U.S.-Iran confrontation, with little sign of a breakthrough. Meanwhile, reports suggest Turkey, Egypt and Syria are being pressed to send troops to Saudi Arabia, potentially even Yemen. @WeTheBrandon

🇺🇸 Trump just shared a surprisingly thoughtful message. “A healthy person has a thousand dreams. A sick person has only one (to get better)!” It's one of those things you don't fully appreciate until your health takes a hit. Simple words, but is there a hidden message in them? 🫢🤔 Writer: Oliver

🇺🇸🇮🇷 DAILY NEWS RECAP The next Iran war could hit far more than oil tankers. Pakistan and Qatar are reportedly scrambling to revive nuclear talks while another U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER heads toward the region. But the warnings are getting darker. Iran is threatening American-linked data centers, AI facilities and undersea internet cables if fighting resumes. And there are concerns that renewed U.S. or Israeli strikes could target Iranian leadership. @WeTheBrandon

🇷🇺 Ukraine strike hits key Russian military electronics plant in Oryol A barrage of fire smashed into the Proton industrial complex. This is one of Russia’s primary semiconductor producers. The facility plays a crucial role in supplying specialized electronic equipment to armed forces, leaving a major hole in the Kremlin high tech defense supply chain. Writer: Bri t.co/2NWNudathv

🇺🇸🇮🇷 DAILY NEWS RECAP Trump may be preparing to STRIKE IRAN again, despite opposition from his own team. Most people around the president actually oppose renewed strikes. But Trump tends to follow whoever spoke to him last, and ISRAEL'S INFLUENCE is considerable. The question now is who gets the last conversation before he decides. @WeTheBrandon

🇺🇸 Pentagon secretly builds elite agency dedicated to tech sabotage The Defense Department has spent months quietly assembling the "Technology Support Office" to covertly wreck foreign tech programs threatening U.S. military dominance. Hegseth and top officials haven't mentioned it once since April But when you are executing covert sabotage abroad, you stop blabbering about it for press points…or at least you REALLY should. Source: Politico / Writer: Bri

🇧🇬 A Bulgarian journalist ended up in hospital after a run-in with the parliament speaker's security. TV host Sonya Koltuklieva opened Speaker Mihaela Dotsova's car door to ask her a question, a state security guard shoved her away and she fell straight onto the pavement, and the convoy drove off as she lay there. She says she has a fractured shoulder, and the guard has since been detained. Was the guard just doing his job, or did he go way too far? Writer: Daniyal t.co/F7zOalcwZZ

🇬🇷 Greece is trying to wake the next generation up from a social media trance 😵‍💫 The government passed legislation forcing tech platforms to BAN social media for anyone under 15 by 2027. Athens skipped EU consensus to stop endless scrolling from turning kids into sleep-deprived zombies. Lawmakers argue algorithms have hollowed out attention spans, destroyed sleep, and killed real world childhoods. Source: DW / Writer: Bri

🚨🇸🇦 Saudi is EXPANDING its MISSILE PLANT to build bigger, longer-range rockets. Satellite images show new casting pits at the al-Duwadimi complex, designed for solid-fuel motors capable of carrying heavier warheads or reaching farther. Researchers say work began last year, with production potentially starting by late 2026. This could let Riyadh strike Iranian targets without relying solely on fighter jets, as similar expansions unfold in UAE and Turkey. It also complicates U.S.-Saudi nuclear talks, longer-range missiles plus enrichment talks make Congress more nervous. Source: Reuters / Writer: Lucas

🇺🇦 Ukraine pushes for November trilateral talks with U.S. and Russia Zelensky confirmed talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner following negotiations in Oslo and St. Petersburg. While Ukraine states it's ready to meet immediately, progress hinges on Moscow after previous October talks fell through. And Zelensky admits that the U.S is ESSENTIAL for this succeeding. "That’s why we are really counting on America to keep this a priority at every level.” Writer: Bri t.co/L2zKz2Z2FZ

🚨🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces have reportedly advanced west of Hrekivka in eastern Ukraine. The push along the Svatove front shifts tactical ground, though exact territorial gains remain unconfirmed. But even small advances in this area disrupt Russian forward movement and alter the local balance of forces. Writer: Bri t.co/pk4QYAfaFk

🇫🇷 I think the punishment for the folks doing the rioting and looting should match what they did... So, line them all up… throw full bottles at them, then throw them through a few plate-glass windows before trying, and failing, to set them on fire 4 or 5 times before it actually works. It’ll never happen because it’s too cruel. That’s a shame, because what these people are doing is equally cruel. Writer: Jamie t.co/hObMb2O0Bj

🇷🇸🇫🇷 "French students" vs. Serbian students Writer: Samuel t.co/ftjSaryhCZ

🇺🇸 Trump BLASTS the judge in the Charlie Kirk case for dragging it out He says the trial should happen in a month, not years, and that the slow pace dishonors Charlie’s memory. Defense wants 2029, prosecutors suggest 2028, and Erika is pushing for next year. Death-penalty cases drag, but a public assassination with the defendant already in custody shouldn’t need until 2029 to reach a verdict. Source: Trump Truth Social / Writer: Lucas

🇺🇸🇲🇽 New York Mayor Mamdani is now speaking directly to immigrants IN SPANISH, telling them how to deal with ICE agents And he's getting VERY specific. Don't open your door without a judicial warrant. You have the right to remain silent. Don't sign anything before speaking with a lawyer. He even explains how to check whether a warrant is actually signed by a judge, rather than simply issued by immigration authorities. Mamdani also reminds residents that NYPD officers do not participate in routine federal civil immigration enforcement and points them toward the city's free immigration legal hotline. He's promising to protect the RIGHT TO PROTEST, too. This goes beyond criticizing Trump's immigration crackdown. Mamdani is personally walking New Yorkers through how to exercise their rights when federal agents show up at their doors. And he's doing it in the language many of the people he's trying to reach speak at home. Writer: Oliver t.co/KmMzImvjGc

🇮🇷🇷🇺 A Russian Air Force plane LANDED in Iran and LEFT again today OSINT trackers spotted a Tu-134 used for personnel transport arriving yesterday and departing this afternoon. Separate rumors are circulating about possible moves of Russian staff from the Bushehr nuclear site, but that part has no confirmation from Moscow or Tehran. With the conflict still active, even routine Russian flights into Iran draw extra attention right now. Source: Flight Radar / Writer: Lucas

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇶 The U.S. has reportedly warned Iraq it could strike Iran within days. Washington informed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, who then warned armed groups to stay out of any fighting or face legal action. But powerful Iran-backed groups like Kata'ib Hezbollah and Nujaba are still refusing to give up their weapons, despite earlier agreements. And Baghdad isn't taking chances. It's closed a border crossing with Iran over security concerns and reportedly ordered the Houthi office in Iraq shut down, with its members deported. The government wants to keep Iraq out of another war, but getting these armed groups to cooperate is another story. Source: Channel8 / Writer: Daniyal

🇺🇸🇮🇷 TRUMP’S SPECIAL ENVOY: TRUMP COULD STRIKE IRAN THIS WEEKEND I sat down with Ambassador Tom Barrack for an extraordinary conversation about the high likelihood of renewed war with Iran, what that would look like for the region, and what happens the day after With U.S forces rapidly repositioning, embassy staff evacuating, Israeli jets approaching Iranian airspace almost daily, and fears of another major escalation, I asked Amb. Barrack directly whether American strikes could begin this weekend. “Absolutely.” I also asked him to clarify his comments regarding the end of the U.S. as the ultimate guarantor of the region, and he doubled down: "I keep on saying we're not the ultimate guarantor, but we are an insurer." We also discussed the escalating Saudi-Houthi conflict, the possibility of Turkey, Egypt and even Syria joining, and whether we could see American strikes in Yemen But Amb. Barrack's final warning was perhaps the most important. With the region approaching another potential confrontation, he urged all sides to avoid the miscalculations that can turn a crisis into a full-blown regional war. Trump could order another strike on Iran tonight, but Amb. Barrack says diplomacy is still possible. And the decisions made now could determine whether the Middle East moves towards a new regional settlement or another devastating escalation. @USAMBTurkiye